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Carleton

American  
[kahrl-tuhn] / ˈkɑrl tən /

noun

  1. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.


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He is a graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University's journalism school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Paulson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Carleton College.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Brian Hebert, an avocational paleontologist from Nova Scotia, located the small skull inside a fossilized tree stump during a field season led by Hillary Maddin, a professor of paleontology at Carleton University.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

"From the moment I found out, I was determined to find my older brother," says the 53-year-old nurse, who lives in Carleton St Peter in Norfolk.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Carleton would say, still holding up his finger.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl